Counter-terror cops probe death of Russian Nikolai Glushkov in London

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March 13, 2018 04:22 pm

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Police are not naming the man because they have not yet formally identified him, but he is believed to be Nikolai Glushkov – a friend of Boris Beresovsky, the Russian oligarch who criticised President Vladimir Putin.

Officers say the investigation is a precaution.

Sky News’ home affairs correspondent Mark White said Mr Glushkov’s home in New Malden, south west London, is being treated as a crime scene.

In a statement, Scotland Yard said: “Police were called by the London Ambulance Service at 10.46pm on Monday, 12 March, to reports of a man found deceased at a residential address in Clarence Avenue, New Malden.”

Mr Glushkov’s family are being looked after by specialist police officers.